Jan Everts Bout
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Jan Evertsz Bout was an early and prominent Dutch settler in the 17th century colonial province of New Netherland
.
In 1634 one of the first "bouweries
", or homestead
s, in the colony of New Netherland
was built at Communipaw
on the west bank of the North River as part of Pavonia
, a patroon
ship of Amsterdam
businessman Micheal Pauw.Bout was the second of three superintendents for the patroonship. The spit of land on which the house was built (near contemporary Liberty State Park
) was called Jan de Lacher's Hoeck., or Jan the Laugher's Point, apparently in reference to his boisterous character. It was at Bout's homestead that the Tappan
and Wecquaesgeek had taken refuge, and was where they were attacked in the incident known as the Pavonia Massacre which led to Kieft's War
.
Bout was member of the Council of Eight Men
, a citizens advisory board for the Commonality of New Amsterdam
that was instrumental in the removal of William Kieft as the Director of New Netherland
, the Twelve Men and the Nine Men
. He accompanied Adriaen van der Donck
to the Netherlands
to present grievances to the States-General of the Netherlands
about mismanagement by the Dutch West India Company
. This led to the granting of a municipal charter for New Amsterdam
. When given its municipal charter in 1653 City Council] the Commonality of New Amsterdam
included the isle of Manhattan
, Staaten Eylandt
, Pavonia
and the Lange Eylandt
towns.
Bout was later a signatory for the 1658 treaty-deed purchasing the lands of lower Bergen Hill
that would become Hudson County.
Bout later moved to Brooklyn
, where he had acquired land patents including the area around the Gowanus Canal
New Netherland
New Netherland, or Nieuw-Nederland in Dutch, was the 17th-century colonial province of the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands on the East Coast of North America. The claimed territories were the lands from the Delmarva Peninsula to extreme southwestern Cape Cod...
.
Bowery
Bowery may refer to:Streets:* The Bowery, a thoroughfare in Manhattan, New York City* Bowery Street is a street on Coney Island in Brooklyn, N.Y.In popular culture:* Bowery Amphitheatre, a building on the Bowery in New York City...
", or homestead
Homestead (buildings)
A homestead is either a single building, or collection of buildings grouped together on a large agricultural holding, such as a ranch, station or a large agricultural operation of some other designation.-See also:* Farm house* Homestead Act...
s, in the colony of New Netherland
New Netherland
New Netherland, or Nieuw-Nederland in Dutch, was the 17th-century colonial province of the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands on the East Coast of North America. The claimed territories were the lands from the Delmarva Peninsula to extreme southwestern Cape Cod...
was built at Communipaw
Communipaw
Communipaw is a section of Jersey City, New Jersey west of Liberty State Park and east of Bergen Hill, and site of one the earliest European settlements in North America. It gives its name to the historic avenue which runs from its eastern end near LSP Station through the neighborhoods of...
on the west bank of the North River as part of Pavonia
Pavonia, New Netherland
Pavonia was the first European settlement on the west bank of the North River that was part of the 17th century province of New Netherland in what would become today's Hudson County, New Jersey.-Hudson and the Hackensack:...
, a patroon
Patroon
In the United States, a patroon was a landholder with manorial rights to large tracts of land in the 17th century Dutch colony of New Netherland in North America...
ship of Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
businessman Micheal Pauw.Bout was the second of three superintendents for the patroonship. The spit of land on which the house was built (near contemporary Liberty State Park
Liberty State Park
Liberty State Park is located on Upper New York Bay in Jersey City, New Jersey, opposite the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. The park opened in 1976 to coincide with bicentennial celebrations and is operated and maintained by the New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry.-Geography and...
) was called Jan de Lacher's Hoeck., or Jan the Laugher's Point, apparently in reference to his boisterous character. It was at Bout's homestead that the Tappan
Tappan (Native Americans)
The Tappan were a Lenape people who inhabited the region radiating from Hudson Palisades and New York – New Jersey Highlands in at the time of European colonialization in the 17th century....
and Wecquaesgeek had taken refuge, and was where they were attacked in the incident known as the Pavonia Massacre which led to Kieft's War
Kieft's War
Kieft's War, also known as the Wappinger War, was a conflict between settlers of the nascent colony of New Netherland and the native Lenape population in what would later become the New York metropolitan area of the United States...
.
Bout was member of the Council of Eight Men
Council of eight men
The Council of eight men was an early representational democracy in New Netherland. It replaced the previous council of twelve men.-Council:In 1643 Abraham Pietersen Van Deusen who had served on the council of twelve men was appointed to a new council of eight men...
, a citizens advisory board for the Commonality of New Amsterdam
New Amsterdam
New Amsterdam was a 17th-century Dutch colonial settlement that served as the capital of New Netherland. It later became New York City....
that was instrumental in the removal of William Kieft as the Director of New Netherland
Director-General of New Netherland
This is a list of Directors, appointed by the Dutch West India Company, of the 17th century Dutch province of New Netherland in North America...
, the Twelve Men and the Nine Men
Nine Men
Nine Men is a 1943 British patriotic war film. The film is an Ealing Studios production, which marked the first fiction film assignment for celebrated documentary film director Harry Watt...
. He accompanied Adriaen van der Donck
Adriaen van der Donck
Adriaen Cornelissen van der Donck was a lawyer and landowner in New Netherland after whose honorific Jonkheer the city of Yonkers, New York is named...
to the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
to present grievances to the States-General of the Netherlands
States-General of the Netherlands
The States-General of the Netherlands is the bicameral legislature of the Netherlands, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The parliament meets in at the Binnenhof in The Hague. The archaic Dutch word "staten" originally related to the feudal classes in which medieval...
about mismanagement by the Dutch West India Company
Dutch West India Company
Dutch West India Company was a chartered company of Dutch merchants. Among its founding fathers was Willem Usselincx...
. This led to the granting of a municipal charter for New Amsterdam
New Amsterdam
New Amsterdam was a 17th-century Dutch colonial settlement that served as the capital of New Netherland. It later became New York City....
. When given its municipal charter in 1653 City Council] the Commonality of New Amsterdam
New Amsterdam
New Amsterdam was a 17th-century Dutch colonial settlement that served as the capital of New Netherland. It later became New York City....
included the isle of Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
, Staaten Eylandt
Staten Island
Staten Island is a borough of New York City, New York, United States, located in the southwest part of the city. Staten Island is separated from New Jersey by the Arthur Kill and the Kill Van Kull, and from the rest of New York by New York Bay...
, Pavonia
Pavonia, New Netherland
Pavonia was the first European settlement on the west bank of the North River that was part of the 17th century province of New Netherland in what would become today's Hudson County, New Jersey.-Hudson and the Hackensack:...
and the Lange Eylandt
History of Brooklyn
The history of Brooklyn, a present-day borough of New York City, spans more than 350 years. The settlement began in the 17th century as the small Dutch-founded town of "Breuckelen" on the East River shore of Long Island, grew to be a sizable city in the 19th century, and was consolidated in 1898...
towns.
Bout was later a signatory for the 1658 treaty-deed purchasing the lands of lower Bergen Hill
Bergen Hill
Bergen Hill refers to the lower Hudson Palisades in New Jersey, USA, where they emerge on Bergen Neck, which in turn is the peninsula between the Hackensack and Hudson River, and their bays. In Hudson County, it reaches a height of 260 feet.-Rail:...
that would become Hudson County.
Bout later moved to Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
, where he had acquired land patents including the area around the Gowanus Canal
Gowanus Canal
The Gowanus Canal, also known as the Gowanus Creek Canal, is a canal in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, geographically on the westernmost portion of Long Island...
See also
- BergenBergen, New NetherlandBergen was a part of the 17th century province of New Netherland, in the area in northeastern New Jersey along the Hudson and Hackensack Rivers that would become contemporary Hudson and Bergen Counties...
- HarsimusHarsimusHarsimus is a neighborhood within Downtown Jersey City. The neighborhood stretches from the Harsimus Stem Embankment in the north to Christopher Columbus Drive in the south between Coles Street and Grove Street or more broadly, to Marin Boulevard...
- Paulus Hook
- PavoniaPavonia, New NetherlandPavonia was the first European settlement on the west bank of the North River that was part of the 17th century province of New Netherland in what would become today's Hudson County, New Jersey.-Hudson and the Hackensack:...
- Council of Eight MenCouncil of eight menThe Council of eight men was an early representational democracy in New Netherland. It replaced the previous council of twelve men.-Council:In 1643 Abraham Pietersen Van Deusen who had served on the council of twelve men was appointed to a new council of eight men...
- Kieft's WarKieft's WarKieft's War, also known as the Wappinger War, was a conflict between settlers of the nascent colony of New Netherland and the native Lenape population in what would later become the New York metropolitan area of the United States...